Well, the official solicit doesn’t add much we didn’t know, save for that there will be a backup story featuring Osborn written by Warren Ellis. Ellis can be credited with the reinvention of Norman’s character, as everything that Bendis did with him in Dark Reign came directly out of the characterization that Ellis gave him in Thunderbolts. So Ellis returning to the character, even for just a few pages at the time, is something I can not wait to see.

Here’s the solicit.

OSBORN #1 (of 5)
Written by KELLY SUE DECONNICK
Backup Feature Written by WARREN ELLIS
Art by EMMA RIOS
Cover by BEN OLIVER
Goblin Variant by JOHN ROMITA SR.
BIG TIME HITS SPIDER-MAN’S GREATEST ENEMY!
The world’s most dangerous felon is in the world’s top supermax-security prison — an institution so secret even the vice president doesn’t know it exists. But can any cell contain Norman Osborn? After the events of SIEGE, the former Green Goblin, Iron Patriot and power-mad director of worldwide security isn’t allowed to have a toothbrush…and he’s surrounded by the deadliest criminals in the world. Lucky for Osborn, they’re fans. Rising stars Kelly Sue DeConnick (SIF) and Emma Rios (AMAZING SPIDER-MAN) throw Osborn in the darkest hole the public’s never seen! Featuring an all-new bonus story written by Warren Ellis (THUNDERBOLTS)!
40 pages/22 story pages/6 Page All-New Backup/Rated T+ …$3.99

About The Author

Grey Scherl

A lifelong reader and self proclaimed continuity guru, Grey is the Editor in Chief of Comics Nexus. Known for his love of Booster Gold, Spider-Girl (the real one), Stephanie Brown, and The Boys. Don't miss The Gold Standard.